Posted on 08/04/2017 8:45:05 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU
Derek Dalton the VP/General Manager said: "We made a very difficult strategic decision to opt out of the final year of Kevin's contract. We thank Kevin for the many years of service to WHEC-TV and the Rochester community"
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Can’t have anyone challenging the Holy Church of Global Warming, can we?
We don’t live in a Stalinist society. In such a society the weatherman would have been purged, then shot.
But we do live in a Brezhnev-like society. Anyone holding non-PC views is purged, and becomes unemployable.
Brezhnev-era joke:
Interviewer: What are your views on the economy?
Soviet citizen: I agree with the policy of the party.
Interviewer: What are your views on foreign affairs?
Soviet citizen: I agree with the policy of the party.
Interviewer: Don’t you have any views of your own?
Soviet citizen: Yes. But I don’t agree with them.
Here's the link to the video of Kevin Williams speech at the 2010 Tax Day Rochester Tea Party:
Like who waits to watch the news to know what the weather is going to be, as opposed to just looking it up online?
Janet Lomax wasn’t a year out from her contract ending. My now deceased 2nd husband had fond memories of her at local pot parties.
yes, tv viewership in general is on the decline due to the internet, however over at WHAM they still keep the liberal leaning Don Alhart and he’s been there since Christ was a Corporal.
As soon as heard this news (via Lonsberry) I immediately starting wondering if his extremely well-done takedowns of the global warming scam weren’t part of the decision to fire him.
I generally look out the window.
Station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. CEO supported Trump, but that may have been out of expediency.
As someone who once labored in the salt mines of broadcasting, I can assure you it’s about the money, versus any thoughts Mr. Williams might have on global warming.
In virtually every market across the country, there has been an exodus of highly-paid talent, in favor of anchors, reporters and meteorologists who are younger and cheaper. Bob Ryan was an institution as chief met at WRC-TV in D.C. for decades, but ultimately, NBC decided they couldn’t afford Bob’s salary, along with the big bucks being paid to lead anchor Jim Vance (who just passed away) and his co-anchor, Doreen Gentzler. So Bob got the axe, spent another couple of years at WJLA and is now retired.
Same thing in New York. Len Berman got the boot as lead sportscaster at WNBC, and shortly thereafter, they told Sue Simmons, their longtime female co-anchor that her contract would not be renewed. That freed up some money to re-sign Chuck Scarborough, who has been at the station for 40 years, but people in know in the biz tell me this will be his last contract—and it’s NBC driving the train, not Mr. Scarborough.
In a TV universe that now includes literally thousands of channels, it’s increasingly difficult for local stations to attract viewers for the local news, and the days of the local anchor with a seven-figure salary is over. And it’s not just NBC; all of the broadcast groups are doing the same thing. And it’s all about money. Sinclair has become the largest station owner in the country, and they run a very lean operation. At virtually every station they’ve acquired, there has been an exodus of older, well-paid talent in favor of younger, cheaper and (mostly) female personalities.
Local news in general is going to become a thing of the past very soon.
Yes, there are a couple of reasons to watch the Spanish Channel.
I got hooked on “La Piloto” on Univision. They are starting to produce some good shows and are getting away from the traditional Novelas.
This is how tyranny starts.
“Like who waits to watch the news to know what the weather is going to be, as opposed to just looking it up online?”
yep. I’ve book marked the national weather service’s model grid point for my street, and get the latest available, personalized forecast for my street every time i click the link. this is same, exact data that all weather forecasters use, though some big city TV forecasters have their own local radar that shows interesting images.
pan/zoom-out-and-then-in to your location as far as you can on the “Click Map For Forecast” map, click your location on the map, and you’ll thn see your model grid point displayed in green. Save the link and click on it whenever you want an update for your neighborhood.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-94.75027643503186&lat=39.11740577760588#.WYSnBFKbztY
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